“We are gradually wrapping up our pepper production for this season,” says Mark Morales with Rio Produce. “It is just getting too hot in the regions in Mexico where we grow our peppers and it impacts the quality. We stop production for a couple of months and start it back up again in October,” Morales added. Rio Produce offers Jalapeno, Poblano and Serrano peppers and works closely with growers in many different states in Mexico, including Chihuahua, Saltillo, Sinaloa, Cadereyta, Tamaulipas, Guanjuato, Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco. This time of the year, production is shifting up north to states like Illinois and Michigan.For Rio Produce, the pepper season peaks between November and March. “That’s when we hit full production. This year’s season started off pretty good. There was some tightness in the market during the early part of the year and prices were good. A few months ago, supplies went up and prices came down. I don’t expect prices to come back up again for the remainder of our season,” shared Morales. Usually, they pick up with the new harvest around October.
From planting to harvest, the pepper cycle is about 90 to 100 days. During harvest, there are usually two and sometimes three cuts and then the field is done. New plants for the October harvest were planted about a month ago. For more information:
Mark Morales
Rio Produce
Tel: 956-402-9538